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Yay! The awards have arrived! Go RotS with 3 so far!

Loomis: I'd just like to say that I'm really enjoying the ceremony so far.

Ellen DeGeneres: Who are you talking to, you fuzzy man?

Loomis: No-one in particulars.

Ellen DeGeneres: Who exactly are you anyway?

Loomis: I'm Loomis.

Ellen:

Loomis: You know, the loveable scamp from UD.com...

Ellen:

Loomis: I'm presenting an award later...

Ellen: Then why are you in my seat?

Loomis: Because I'm not wearing any pants. Is that security over there...?

lord-of-sith wrote:Yay! The awards have arrived! Go RotS with 3 so far!

Correction: Go RotS with 4 so far!

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the 2nd Annual Ultimate Disney Movie & Media Awards. Here's lord-of-sith....

<i>It has always been said that sequels never live up to the originals. Film makers search for original ideas, while still trying to keep the characters true to the original. Often, they fail to do so. However, there are some that live up to (and sometimes even exceed) their predecessors.</i>

The nominees for Best Theatrical Sequel to a Feature Film are:

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Sequel to <i>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone</i>)
Herbie: Fully Loaded (Sequel to <i>The Love Bug</i>)
The Ring Two (Sequel to <i>The Ring</i>)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (Sequel to <i>Star Wars</i>)


And the award goes to...

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, the third and final prequel to 1977's <i>Star Wars</i>.

To present the next two awards, please welcome back to the stage Zoltack!

<i>There are many ways to spread the news around the world. Whether it's comedy like John Stewart and The Daily Show or sincerity with Peter Jennings and ABC Evening News. One thing they have in common is they inform us of the world, economy and politics. However, only one stands out from the rest and does the best job of presenting their knowledge. </i>

<u>The nominees for Best TV News or Analysis Show are:</u>
The Daily Show
Meet the Press
The O'Reilly Factor

<u>And the nominees for Best TV News Anchor or Personality are:</u>
Alan Colmes ("Hannity & Colmes"/Fox News Channel)
Anderson Cooper ("Anderson Cooper 360°/CNN")
Barbara Walters ("20/20")
Bill O'Reilly ("The O'Reilly Factor"/Fox News Channel)
Greta Van Susteren ("On the Record with Greta Van Susteren"/Fox News Channel)
Jon Stewart ("The Daily Show")
Mark McGrath ("Extra")
Nancy Grace ("Nancy Grace"/CNN)
Paula Zahn ("Paula Zahn Now"/CNN)
Peter Jennings ("ABC Evening News"/ABC)
Sean Hannity ("Hannity & Colmes"/Fox News Channel)
Tim Russert ("Meet the Press"/NBC networks)

And the awards go to...

"The Daily Show", hosted by Jon Stewart on Comedy Central, for Best TV News or Analysis Show and Peter Jennings, the late ABC evening news anchor.

Coming up next, the award for Best Disney Channel Original Series!

Yay, Daily Show! Yay! Quality programming most of the time, though I haven't seen it as much as I'd like to lately.

One of them sees the future, one of them lives in the future, and two of them live in a hotel! That takes care of three of our nominees for Best Disney Channel Original Series. The other two lead double-lives... when they aren't students, one's a superhero and the other's a dragon. Like it or loathe it, many of us at UD hold a special place in our hearts for the Disney Channel and tonight we award some of its best programming of the last year.

The nominees for Best Disney Channel Original Series are...

American Dragon: Jake Long
Kim Possible
Phil of the Future
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
That's So Raven


And the winner is...

Kim Possible!

<i>Up next, the presentation of a Special Category award!</i>

Not since 2001's <i>Shallow Hal</i> has much girth been included in blockbusters. Jack started this award up last year, and it remains a part of the show as a Special Category in his honor. The nominees for Best "Fat Guy" in a Feature Film are...

Albert (<i>Hitch</i>)
Augustus Gloop (<i>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</i>)
Rubeus Hagrid (<i>Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire</i>)
Runt of the Litter (<i>Chicken Little</i>)


And the winner is...

<i>Chicken Little</i>'s Runt of the Litter

<i>Up Next: Best TV Theme Song</i>

Where Everybody Knows Your Name...I'll Be There For You...Thank You For Being a Friend...

One need only hear these opening lines to have a flood of memories instantly summoned. Instrumental themes, too, stick with us and have helped define many TV classics. The members of Ultimate Disney have picked 5 such themes that embody their favorite shows.

"California" by Phantom Planet (from "The OC")
"Main Title Theme for Everwood" by Blake Neely (from "Everwood")
"Superman" Lazlo Bane (from "Scrubs")
"Theme" by Danny Elfman (from "Desperate Housewives")


And the winner is...

"Theme" by Danny Elfman from "Desperate Housewives"

<i>And now, a brief recess while we prepare for the evening's most anticipated awards.</i>

Oh my God! I was in such a rush this morning that I didn't even realize that Ian McDiarmid won best supporting actor! Yay! So that's 5 for RotS so far! And also, yay for Tilda Swinton. And I agree that Regis and Kelly should win, even though Ellen is fun.

Live via Satellite from the United Kingdom, it's Wonderlicious!

<i>Can you believe that just under a decade ago, the only mainstream home video releases were generally fragile casettes housing cropped and degrading versions of our favourite films with nothing except a few promos for other films included on top? Fortunately, ever since the DVD became popular, everything has changed. Nowadays, lots of films are brought to the home in their original cineramic beauty, never degrading and full of extras, such as the following nominees, which some consider the best DVD releases of 2005. Yet who will win?

Will it be Bambi: 2-Disc Platinum Special Edition, Walt Disney's triumph of nature replication, restored from its original negative to stunning quality and full of amazing extras including the breakthrough Walt's Story Meetings audio-visual commentary?

Could Cinderella: 2-Disc Special Edition win, though? The popular Disney fairy tale came to DVD last October in a lovely fashion, with a gorgeous transfer and some interesting bonus features proving a hit.

The Incredibles: 2-Disc Collector's Edition has a chance though; it's an immensly popular film, with great cinematography and a DVD just as good.

There's also Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 2-Disc. Considering that some claim that this is up there with the original trilogy and being a recent film, has a lot of bonus features, this could win.

Perhaps Toy Story: 2-Disc Special 10th Anniversary Edition has a chance though. It may not quite match the amazingness of the Ultimate Toy Box, but considering the popularity of the film and the fact that there's new bonus features, there's a chance it could win.

Yet we have another nominee...The Wizard of Oz: 3-Disc Collector's Edition! With not just the original classic, but numerous rare pre-1939 Oz films on this set, plus lovely replications of artwork, this could be the winner.

Or is it? The winner is The Wizard of Oz: 3-Disc Collector's Edition

The Wizard of Oz: What a wonderful wiz of a winner this is! This is a deserving winner, as the film is a gem. Look at all the wonderful things it does.</i>

Oh snap! Disney just got schooled on their very own fan site! Dang!

And now Zoltack will head back out to help present the awards for Broadcast and Cable networks.

Zoltack: <i>What really makes television so great? Is it the fact that you can hear and see people miles away? Television wouldn't have gained so much popularity if it wasn't for the dedicated broadcast networks that bring us hours of entertainment every day...</i>

Aaron: ...And the cable networks that expand those entertainment offerings 24 hours a day, meeting general interest and satisfying specialized niches.

Zoltack: <i>The nominees for Best Broadcast Network are...</i>
ABC
CBS
Fox
NBC
The WB
UPN


Aaron: And the nominees for Best Cable Network are...
The Disney Channel
Food Network


Together: <i>And the winners are...</i>

Fox for broadcast networks and The Disney Channel for cable network.

What?! Fox wins for Best Broadcast Network?! Are the voters insane? ABC has Desperate Housewives, LOST, Grey's Anatomy, Boston Legal, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, AFV, and Commander In Chief, just to name a few. How did Fox win over ABC?! I demand a recount!

MadonnasManOne wrote:What?! Fox wins for Best Broadcast Network?! Are the voters insane? ABC has Desperate Housewives, LOST, Grey's Anatomy, Boston Legal, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, AFV, and Commander In Chief, just to name a few. How did Fox win over ABC?! I demand a recount!

You CAN'T beat the awesome duo of The Simpsons and Family Guy!

Now, here with the award for Best Visual Effects, once again it's lord-of-sith!

<i>Today in films, the standards for visual effects have been raised higher than ever. Film makers have pushed the boundaries of digital effects so that the audiences can't even tell if what they're seeing is real, or computer generated. The challenges range from flying space ships, digital stunt doubles, digital creatures, to even completely digital sets.</i>

The nominees for Best Visual Effects in a Feature Film are:

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
King Kong
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
War of the Worlds

<b><i>And the best visual effects award goes to...</i>

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith</b>

Everybody's a comedian, right? Well, in this case, they really are. They aren't nominated for their stand-up work tonight, however. Instead, it's the humor with which they bring bold characters to live each and every week that has them in the UD spotlight.

<u>The nominees for Best Actor in a TV Sitcom or Comedy are:</u>
Eric McCormack ("Will & Grace")
Jason Lee ("My Name is Earl")
Kevin James ("King of Queens")
Steve Carell ("The Office")
Zach Braff ("Scrubs")

and

<u>The nominees for Best Actress in a TV Sitcom or Comedy are:</u>
Debra Messing ("Will & Grace")
Eva Longoria ("Desperate Housewives")
Felicity Huffman ("Desperate Housewives")
Jane Kaczmarek ("Malcolm in the Middle")
Marcia Cross ("Desperate Housewives")
Teri Hatcher ("Desperate Housewives")


...and the winners are...


Jason Lee for "My Name is Earl" and Jane Kaczmarek for "Malcolm in the Middle"!

Wow, the best leading actress in a comedy series award surprises me. I though a Desperate Housewife would win for sure. I still think Marcia is the best, but congrats to Jane. And even though Steve Carell rules, Jason Lee is a worthy adversary.

Yay! Jason Lee deserves all the kudos he gets!

But then there's something to be said for nailing a serious role, too. The casts of TV's dramas must be dynamic, offering both intensity and occasional humor as they create characters in which viewers can become invested over the span of many years.

<u>The nominees for Best Actor in a TV Drama Series are:</u>
Gregory Smith ("Everwood")
Matthew Fox ("Lost")
Patrick Dempsey ("Grey's Anatomy")

and

<u>The nominees for Best Actress in a TV Drama Series are:</u>
Ellen Pompeo ("Grey's Anatomy")
Emily VanCamp ("Everwood")
Evangeline Lilly ("Lost")
Geena Davis ("Commander-in-Chief")

And the winners are...


Matthew Fox for "Lost" and Geena Davis for "Commander-in-Chief".

<i>Up next: the award for Best Set Design...</i>